Average Faculty and Staff Salary Working on US Colleges By Academic Ranks and Occupation

This page summaries the average salary for faculty by academic ranks and staffs by occupation working for US colleges. First, next table shows the faculty (instructional Staff) average salary by academic rank. The average salary is calculated and weighted with for all 9, 10, 11, or 12-months contracted instructional staffs.

Average Faculty (Instructional Staff) Salary By Academic Rank At US colleges
Academic RankHeadcountAverage Salary (Month)Average Salary (Annual)
Professor159,049 $8,505$102,060
Associate professor135,646 $6,987$83,844
Assistant professor133,809 $6,064$72,768
Instructor95,856 $4,959$59,508
Lecturer32,672 $5,391$64,692
No academic rank53,950 $5,060$60,720
All instructional staff total610,982 $5,927$71,124
Next table summarizes non-instructional Staffs average salary and headcount by occupation.

Average Staffs Salary By Occupation At US colleges
OccupationHeadcountAverage Salary (Month)Average Salary (Annual)
Non-instructional staff total1,542,074 $4,499 $53,993
Postsecondary Teachers - Research43,590 $5,504 $66,048
Postsecondary Teachers - Public service9,061 $5,376 $64,518
Librarians, Curators, Archivists, other teaching and Instructional support113,886 $4,172 $50,066
Management230,532 $7,773 $93,272
Business and Financial Operations158,953 $4,653 $55,835
Computer, Engineering, and Science174,464 $4,968 $59,619
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media133,682 $4,398 $52,775
Healthcare Practioners and Technical36,694 $4,799 $57,594
Service190,304 $2,794 $33,528
Sales and related13,417 $3,541 $42,491
Office and Administrative Support349,634 $3,175 $38,105
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance71,665 $3,698 $44,377
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving16,192 $3,579 $42,950
You can access all staffs and faculties statistics including occupation, gender, race, and new hiring at US colleges on Staff/Faculty Salary Directory

Top 10 Engineering Science Colleges Tuition Comparison Charts

Top 10 Engineering Science Colleges Tuition Comparison Charts
What is Engineering Science?
Engineering Science is a multidisciplinary honors program that emphasizes enhanced understanding and integrated application of engineering, scientific, and mathematical principles.

The program is unique because it provides a broad foundation in the sciences and associated mathematics that underlie engineering and provides students the opportunity to obtain a depth of knowledge in an area of their choosing through technical electives and an honors thesis. The curriculum is designed for students who seek to link the engineering disciplines with science.

General Information and Comparison between Top 10 Engineering Science Colleges
Unlike other filed of engineering, number of colleges such as Harvard and Penn State ranked out of 10 in overall engineering ranking are ranked in top 10 engineering science list. UIUC (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, #5 in engineering ranking) takes the first place. Top engineering schools such as MIT and Stanford, of course, are ranked high in this area.

Next table shows general information and compare between the Top 10 Engineering Science. You can see all comparison between the Top 10 Engineering Science schools including admission, tuition, graduation, and more factors at Top 10 Engineering Science colleges comparison page.
Table. Summary of Top 10 Engineering Science Colleges
RankEngineering RankNameLocationTypePopulationStudent Faculty Ratio
15University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois 4 years, Public47,1465.00 %
27Cornell University Ithaca, New York 4 years, Private (not-for-profit)21,4378.33 %
31Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 4 years, Private (not-for-profit)11,27112.50 %
42Stanford University Stanford, California 4 years, Private (not-for-profit)22,0268.33 %
53University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California 4 years, Public39,1755.88 %
64California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California 4 years, Private (not-for-profit)2,27433.33 %
7out of 10Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts 4 years, Private (not-for-profit)34,34214.29 %
87University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan 4 years, Public44,4538.33 %
9out of 10Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 4 years, Public33,2486.25 %
10out of 10Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, Pennsylvania 4 years, Public49,0255.88 %

Tuition Comparison between Top 10 Engineering Science Colleges
Below section describes the tuition and other costs for the Top 10 Engineering Science schools. You can analyze and compare tuition cost between the Top 10 Engineering Science schools with tables and charts. In Addition you can compare tuition and financial aids for the Top 10 Engineering Science schools including statistical data for living costs, grants, and loans at Top 10 Engineering Science colleges tuition comparing page.

Tuition and Fees - Undergraduate
Table. Top 10 Engineering Science Colleges Tuition and Fees - Undergraduate
In-StateOut-Of-State
TuitionFeesBooksTuitionFeesBooks
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$ 12,603$ 2,886$ 1,200$ 28,230$ 2,886$ 1,200
Cornell University$ 43,185$ 228$ 820$ 43,185$ 228$ 820
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$ 41,770$ 280$ 1,000$ 41,770$ 280$ 1,000
Stanford University$ 41,250$ 975$ 1,500$ 41,250$ 975$ 1,500
University of California-Berkeley$ 11,220$ 1,654$ 1,213$ 34,098$ 1,654$ 1,213
California Institute of Technology$ 38,085$ 1,503$ 1,323$ 38,085$ 1,503$ 1,323
Harvard University$ 37,576$ 3,290$ 1,000$ 37,576$ 3,290$ 1,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$ 13,625$ 194$ 1,048$ 40,302$ 194$ 1,048
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$ 9,187$ 1,736$ 1,100$ 23,575$ 2,340$ 1,100
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$ 15,562$ 882$ 1,568$ 27,864$ 882$ 1,568


Tuition and Fees - Graduate
Table. Top 10 Engineering Science Colleges Tuition and Fees - Graduate
In-StateOut-Of-State
TuitionFeesBooksTuitionFeesBooks
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign$ 13,726$ 2,886$ 1,200$ 26,274$ 2,886$ 1,200
Cornell University$ 29,500$ 81$ 820$ 29,500$ 81$ 820
Massachusetts Institute of Technology$ 41,770$ 2,260$ 1,000$ 41,770$ 2,260$ 1,000
Stanford University$ 41,250$ 537$ 1,500$ 41,250$ 537$ 1,500
University of California-Berkeley$ 11,220$ 1,654$ 1,213$ 26,322$ 1,654$ 1,213
California Institute of Technology$ 38,085$ 1,395$ 1,323$ 38,085$ 1,395$ 1,323
Harvard University$ 37,576$ 930$ 1,000$ 37,576$ 930$ 1,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor$ 19,240$ 194$ 1,048$ 38,882$ 194$ 1,048
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$ 10,677$ 1,736$ 1,100$ 20,926$ 2,340$ 1,100
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus$ 17,670$ 882$ 1,568$ 30,374$ 882$ 1,568


World University Ranking Changes From 2010 to 2014

In Last 5 Years, colleges and universities in top 10 world university raking has not been changed in significantly. Excepting year 2010 - 2011, ten colleges listed below are included in the top 10 list every year. (In 2010-2011, Yale University was ranked in 9th and University of Chicago was ranked in 12th).

Top 20 Asia Colleges and Universities Ranked in World Ranking 200 for Year 2013-2014

This year, 2013-2104, 20 Asian Colleges and Universities are included in World Ranking Top 200 by Times Higher Education (THE).  THE opens to public ranking and scores of colleges which are ranked within top 200. The University of Tokyo takes the first place among Asia schools while Caltech (The California Institute of Technology) is ranked top around the world.